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Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Gives the Opening Speech at the International Symposium on Security and Peace (ISSP)

Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, will give the opening speech at the International Symposium on Security and Peace (ISSP) on November 30th, 2021, jointly held by the Center for Peace and Violence Prevention and the University of Port Harcourt. Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill is the

Peter Mousaferiadis, CEO, Cultural Infusion, Keynote Speaker at the International Symposium on Security and Peace (ISSP)

Peter Mousaferiadis, CEO, Cultural Infusion, will deliver a keynote speech on “The Role of Culture in Building a Secure and Peaceful World” at the International Symposium on Security and Peace (ISSP) on November 30th, 2021, jointly held by the Center for Peace and Violence Prevention and the University of Port Harcourt.

Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, Keynote Speaker at the International Symposium on Security and Peace

We are pleased to have Dr. Nnimmo Bassey as a keynote speaker at the 2021 International Symposium on Security and Peace. Nnimmo Bassey is an architect and director of the ecological think-tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) based in Nigeria and a member of the steering committee of Oilwatch

International Symposium on Security and Peace

The Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and the Center for Peace and Violence Prevention, Romania International Symposium on Security and Peace November 30, 2021 Call for Papers The Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and the Center

Dance Romania, Cluj Edition, 2021

The Center for Peace and Violence Prevention (CPVP) invites you to Dance Romania, Cluj Edition, 2021! Dance Romania is an intercultural humanitarian dance event that is opened to every community represented in Romania, to all its inhabitants: locals, expats, students, NGOs and civil societies, the young and elderly, individuals with

Solidarity Is Human

We feel honored for the opportunity to have discussed our works across Africa and Europe on Leuchtgedanken. In an interview with host Franz Wilhelm, Nina Popanton, CPVP’s Country Director Austria, highlighted the significance of our works, her personal experiences on the ground in Mali and her concept of developmental strategies

Spring 2021 Interns

We are pleased to welcome our new interns: Maria Lungu, Teodora Blaga, Emma Romitan, Magdolna Șușanu and David Eddarine to CPVP! Each intern will work under the mentorship of a senior team member on various projects. It’s an honour to share knowledge with emerging young professionals who will tackle the current and

Cooking for the Homeless community of Cluj-Napoca

On December 26, 2019, CPVP Romania visited the community kitchen O masă caldă and cooked 75 portions of pasta with chicken and tomato sauce for the homeless and less fortunate in Cluj. Here is how it went: https://www.facebook.com/cpvp.org/videos/572972296829046/

Food Delivered to Giurcuța de Sus Village in Romania

On April 12, 2020, the Va Ajutam Din Cluj initiative, which we are a part of, delivered 100 packages with food to the families of the remote Giurcuța de Sus village. Since the coronavirus lockdown, the only grocery shop in the village has been closed making isolation even harder for

CPVP meets the IT community at Cluj Tech Society

CPVP was present at the major job recruitment event in the IT&C sector in Cluj-Napoca, the “Silicon Valley” of Eastern Europe. Cluj Tech Society took place on November 15-16, and welcomed more than 5.000 participants, offered 500+ jobs in IT, and had more than 50 invited speakers. CPVP was represented

Vintage Donation Fair set up to support #UnitedForMali

Casa Tiff, the home of Transylvania International Film Festival, hosted CPVP’s Vintage Donation Fair on Saturday, November 9. The Vintage Donation Fair was organized in order to raise funds for the refugee families in the Faladjie camp in Mali. Thanks to our wonderful donors, who gave numerous vintage decorations, jewelry, clothing items

CPVP Movie Nights series starts in Cluj-Napoca

November 6 marked the debut of CPVP Movie Night series in Romania. The first feature film chosen to be screened was Abderrahman Sissako’s 2014 Timbuktu. The movie centers around the disruption of life of a cattle herder’s family in Mali after the onset of Jihadist take-over in Timbuktu. CPVP’s Marinela Popescu

CPVP was present at Târgul de Cariere – Cluj, the biggest local career fair

On October 15-16 , CPVP Romania presented the Center’s projects at the biggest recruitment event in Cluj-Napoca, Târgul de Cariere. More than 4,500 job seekers attended, registering an impressive 1,300 direct applications on the spot. Charles Wratto, CPVP President and Founder, took the stage and spoke on “Attitudes that Make

Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Gives the Opening Speech at the International Symposium on Security and Peace (ISSP)

Peter Mousaferiadis, CEO, Cultural Infusion, Keynote Speaker at the International Symposium on Security and Peace (ISSP)

Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, Keynote Speaker at the International Symposium on Security and Peace

International Symposium on Security and Peace

Dance Romania, Cluj Edition, 2021

Solidarity Is Human

Spring 2021 Interns

Cooking for the Homeless community of Cluj-Napoca

Food Delivered to Giurcuța de Sus Village in Romania

CPVP meets the IT community at Cluj Tech Society

Vintage Donation Fair set up to support #UnitedForMali

CPVP Movie Nights series starts in Cluj-Napoca

CPVP was present at Târgul de Cariere – Cluj, the biggest local career fair

Charles Wratto in an interview with TVR Cluj

CPVP at the 5th Humanitarian Congress in Vienna

Emergency Relief Delivered to Refugees in Mali

Peace Ambassador Awarded to CPVP Founder, Charles Wratto.